We have them here in Baltimore; I guess they exist anywhere that sports exist. We're talking about "superfans," the people who go to games but are not satisfied wearing a jersey or hat to show their allegiance. These superfans are the ones who turn going to a game - primarily football; you don't see a lot of this at baseball games - into a sort of Kabuki theatre, with elaborate facial makeup and related accessories. This sort of thing...
A man known as Kansas City Chiefs superfan “ChiefsAholic” has been charged in federal court with one count of bank theft and one count of transporting stolen property across state lines after being a fugitive for four months, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Missouri.
The man's real name is Xaviar Michael Babudar. He's 28. He was arrested in Lincoln, California, last week, charged originally in Tulsa County, Okla. in connection to a December, 2022, robbery. He was released on bond in February and allegedly removed his ankle monitor late in March.
He was rounded up near Sacramento.
Prosecutors claim that Babudar paraded around the Midwest pulling a string of holdups at banks and credit unions, laundering the money through area casinos and banks. They say that Babudar was famous for wearing a werewolf costume to Chiefs games and that he was quite active on social media with other fans, super or otherwise.
I'm not saying that other "Superfans" are engaged in criminal conduct. But I'd be careful about whom I engage with on social media, all I'm saying.
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